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First case of COVID-19 Omicron variant identified in B.C.
The first case of the newest COVID variant of concern, called Omicron, has been detected in B.C., in a patient in the Fraser Health Authority who recently returned from Nigeria.
Cindy E. Harnett
22 minutes ago
The first case of the newest COVID variant of concern, called Omicron, has been detected in B.C., in a patient in the Fraser Health Authority who recently returned from Nigeria.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said 900 to 1,000 people travelled to Canada from southern Africa in the past few days. Of those, 204 arrived in B.C., including the infected person, who is now isolating.
The case was detected via whole genome sequencing, which was done for anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling internationally, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said.
She said “we can be confident” that widespread transmission of the variant in B.C. has not yet occurred...
First case of COVID-19 Omicron variant identified in B.C.
The first case of the newest COVID variant of concern, called Omicron, has been detected in B.C., in a patient in the Fraser Health Authority who recently returned from Nigeria.
Cindy E. Harnett
22 minutes ago
The first case of the newest COVID variant of concern, called Omicron, has been detected in B.C., in a patient in the Fraser Health Authority who recently returned from Nigeria.
Health Minister Adrian Dix said 900 to 1,000 people travelled to Canada from southern Africa in the past few days. Of those, 204 arrived in B.C., including the infected person, who is now isolating.
The case was detected via whole genome sequencing, which was done for anyone who tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling internationally, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said.
She said “we can be confident” that widespread transmission of the variant in B.C. has not yet occurred...
